Since 2020, Mr. Ronald Jackson has been appointed to head the DRR and Recovery for Building Resilience Team of UNDP in Geneva. Previously he was the Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA).
He was also the Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Jamaica, a position he held since August 2006 until March 2013. He previously served ODPEM as Deputy Director General, Senior Director of the Preparedness and Operations Division and as Regional Coordinator for the Southern parishes. He has been extensively involved in disaster management at the national, regional and international level in various capacities. At the national level, he lent his expertise to the coordination of the national response to the impact of Hurricanes Charlie, Ivan (2004); Dennis and Emily (2005); Tropical Depression 16 and subsequently Tropical Storm Nicole (2010) and most recently Hurricane Sandy (2012).
This project has received funding from the European Union Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 884139.
